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Editor's note: Because of Covid-19, do check any events in the following 11 articles with organisers before setting 2 out! Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Clarborough & District Community For this reason CDCA is asking anyone who would like to get involved with our hall to get in touch soon – Association phone (01777) 700 918. Clarborough & District Community Association (CDCA – registered charity 502076) manage Clarborough Village While all of this has been going on, CDCA has also Hall. We have been checking it, inside and out, on a very enrolled with Amazon Smile – for more on this see our regular basis throughout the current crisis. article on page 5. We have also been looking to improve its facilities. A key Greg Herdman element of this has been replacement of its central heating Chairman (acting), CDCA boiler in late September, a process that was helped significantly by a Council grant. Letter from a reader Recent checks and reviews have included those of safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, security alarms and Today I've struggled a bit, I've felt so angry that the entrances, etc. We have also sought new hall insurances, government have voted to end free school meals during all of these costs – along with ongoing utilities such as holidays for those hungry children living on the poverty lighting and heating – are bills that keep coming in. line. As a teacher I have, along with colleagues, fed hungry children without for a moment questioning the reason they With the constant changes of advice from central are hungry – whatever the reason it is NOT the child at government aimed at village halls and similar fault! Seeing this has reminded that people still care and organisations, CDCA Committee members have drawn on we can still pull together and overcome this and do the guidance from ACRE (Association with Communities in right thing by our children. What a wonderful place, I would Rural ) which currently suggests that our hall in gladly give them my money! unlikely to reopen before the New Year. Having said that, I'll add the link for the just giving page to Bassetlaw Food we must remind readers that our Post Office opens each Bank – if you are in a position to donate food or money to Monday morning in the hall (see page 18). them then I urge you to. Sorry for the rant but this is a really important matter to me, we need to protect our Having said that, even when reopening becomes possible, children – and lets not forget, we are ALL just one payday the current committee, which only numbers 4 individuals, away from hard times. will be stretched to cover all demands. We urgently need https://www.justgiving.com/bassetlawfoodbank some new volunteers specifically to address hall provision when it reopens – cleanliness and links with regular and Louise Floyd occasional bookings to ensure compliance.

3 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Bassetlaw Youth Council Forthcoming Bassetlaw Youth Council meeting on 12th November will The Queen's Birthday Honours provide students We are very, very proud and excited to be able to with a valuable announce that Catherine Burn our CEO has been awarded experience in virtual the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of her meetings using services to the community during Covid-19 in the Queens Microsoft Teams.. Birthday Honours list. We are always looking for new members so any young people would be welcome. Just drop us a message on Facebook or email [email protected] to get the joining details. We are discussing climate change and how we can make a difference. We will also be hearing about Make your Mark which provides young people the opportunity to set the agenda for the Youth Parliament. If you have any questions, please contact Vanessa Cookson on 01909 533 160.

Notts C.C. Waste & Recycling Centres opening times from 1st November: 08:00-16:00 except for Christmas & Boxing Day and New Year's Day

As colleagues, we absolutely could not be more proud of her and her inspiring leadership through these challenging Goacher’s Farm Shop times. Wood Lane, North Wheatley Fran Walker (Chair BCVS Trustees) added, 'On behalf of all BCVS Trustees, we are so delighted and proud that our The only traditionally grown CEO has been recognised for all her work during these challenging times, so richly deserved now, and always,' Wheatley fruit.

Clarborough & Welham Community Picked and PYO website Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Plums, Apples, Pears etc Our community website has become a major focus for visitors through the current pandemic. Even before March Taste the difference! of this year, the website had been servicing some 3,500 Fresh and frozen visitors per month who accessed more than 8500 pages. Through the pandemic this has progressively increased Also available; such that September's figures show 6,953 visits accessing Asparagus, Turkeys, Honey, Jams, 11,034 pages. Chutneys, Potatoes, Vegetables, Eggs, Our site is updated daily with currently 219 pages covering Juices and Home baking almost every aspect of life – both 'local' and national. Take a look if you aren't already familiar with our community Now serving hot drinks website at: (www.clarborough-welham.org.uk) If you think anything is missing, do get back to us. For opening times please Phone; 01427 880 341 Greg Herdman or www.goforgoachers.co.uk 4 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Bassetlaw District Councillor Ben Sofflet

Should you need to reach me at any time, my contact details are on the BDC website, and below:

M: (0771) 716 154 [email protected] Keep a lookout for latex Clarborough and District Community Association (CDCA) managers of Clarborough Village Hall is eligible to receive With the increased use of personal protective equipment donations from the AmazonSmile programme because it is (PPE) in the current climate, there is the potential for a charity registered with the Charity Commission. workers to develop allergic reactions to items containing Since the launch of AmazonSmile in November 2017, UK latex. charities have received more than £4.6 million in Latex allergy most commonly manifests itself as localised donations. Millions of customers support one of the more urticaria, however other symptoms include allergic than 24,000 participating UK charities, ranging from PTAs rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma and, rarely, anaphylaxis. and local pet shelters to major medical research and An allergic reaction can occur when skin comes into international relief organisations. contact with the proteins contained in the natural rubber that the latex is produced from and that haven’t been Anyone can register with Amazon Smile and shop on all removed as part of the production process. sections of Amazon's vast website with prices that are In order to verify whether products could be causing latex exactly the same as those available to 'normal' users. allergies, HSE offers immunoassay standard testing for When your shopping is done, Amazon Smile dips into its four of the most common latex allergens. own pockets – not yours – to give 0.5% of your order value We can also provide occupational hygiene testing for to your chosen charity; customers shop, Amazon donates. workers environmentally exposed to latex e.g. in the AmazonSmile is a simple, automatic way for anyone course of spraying latex as a specialist application. shopping online to support your chosen charity - at no Natural rubber latex proteins are substances hazardous to extra cost to you or them. When Amazon customers select health under COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to a charity and shop at smile.amazon.co.uk, they will find Health Regulations). Therefore, COSHH and the COSHH exactly same prices, selection and shopping experience, ACOP (Approved Code of Practice) apply, including the but with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate specific requirements for the control of substances that 0.5% of the net purchase price of eligible purchases to cause occupational asthma. your chosen charity. HSE’s website contains free information and guidance about managing the health risks posed by exposure to To register with Amazon Smile on your PC or laptop, follow latex. the simple steps below... and many thanks for your support HSE website : https://www.hse.gov.uk/ in these difficult times – every penny that you generate for CDCA's account will be invaluable in keeping our currently closed village hall financially viable. "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing Steve, one of CDCA's committee, recently joined Amazon every day.” Smile and confirms that joining only takes a couple of A.A.Milne (1882-1956) minutes. To join Amazon Smile on your PC or laptop ● From your web browser go to: smile.amazon.co.uk ● Log in to Amazon in your usual way. ● Click on the ≡ at top left of the screen. ● Scroll to the bottom of the menu that pops up at the left. ● Click on Your AmazonSmile – this includes an option to select or reselect your chosen charity. ● To select Clarborough & District Community Association, just type 'clarborough' or enter CDCA's Charity Commission number: 502076. ● Return to the ≡ section to start shopping from Amazon's opening page which can be accessed from Full Shop Directory.

5 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Muddy Fork digs on Greek Myths Retold Muddy Fork, Retford’s ‘Gardening for Wellbeing ‘ project Are you looking for a great read? Do the ancient, based at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve, has not only Olympian, myths draw you in? For a managed to keep going through months of lockdown, our fabulous meeting of modern story Director’s furlough, and ongoing restrictions, but has also telling with these ancient tales there is seen some notable successes which will help it provided nothing better than Stephen Fry's much-needed services again when groups can resume. Mythos – immerse yourself! With the reserve car park open again at last and some hint So, if you want to find out how time that the visitor centre may follow suit, hopes are rising that began and the origins of the Olympian ‘normal operations’ may be a possibility before too long. Gods get your copy soon! During the past seven months the garden has been cared for by a willing band of Muddy Fork volunteers, who gave Penguin ISBN 978-0-718-18872-6 £20 their time to watering, weeding, planting and harvesting You may also find Stephen Fry's follow through the growing season. Customers were found on Heroes calling you to find out more through family and friends, produce was sold, and the about the likes of Perseus, Heracles summer was a productive one despite the ongoing battle and his twelve labours as well as against onslaughts by slugs, rabbits, mice, geese and Jason and the Argonauts to name but a few. other representatives of the natural world! Penguin ISBN 978-1-405-94036-8 £8.99 Trustees also remained active and fundraising efforts Editor during this period bore fruit. There were successful applications to the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, a government initiative in partnership with the National Clays Group Churches Lottery, and to the Boots Charitable Trust. Whilst some of this funding is designated for structural improvements, The Clays churches under Mark's care, are: Clarborough, some will cover core costs in the immediate future, when Bole, Wheatley (both the Anglican church and the mental health needs exacerbated by the pandemic will Methodist), Sturton, and North and South Leverton with the almost certainly lead to increased demand. Methodist church. Littleborough is also part of the group A particular boost to morale (and funds) has been the but only has one service a year in September. interest from many local businesses generated by the ’25 Lesley Keating press-ups challenge’ set up by a Muddy Fork participant, who then made a video of people taking on the challenge. This has certainly helped to raise awareness in this area of mental health issues in general and Muddy Fork in particular. Better still, the landlady of the White Lion pub in Retford took the matter further and hosted a World Mental Health Day event on 10th October. She provided a large room in which the video was playing while Muddy Fork volunteers sold produce and raffle tickets and talked to members of the public. She also provided free breakfasts and hot drinks – with donations to Muddy Fork, while generous raffle prizes had been donated by participating businesses. Social distancing was easily maintained throughout the event but it gave a wonderful opportunity to share experiences. Those present included past and present Muddy Fork volunteers and their family and friends, and a group from a mental health organisation. This has been really encouraging for Muddy Fork, at a time when the nights are drawing in, the garden is dying down, and the future remains uncertain. We can only hope that our next bulletin will report on groups reopening. Meanwhile do keep an eye on our progress by visiting our website www.muddyfork.org Chris Locke All quiet in Clarborough? Not likely!

For the very latest on these and a multitude of other local – and wider – activities, go to Clarborough & Welham community website at: www.clarborough-welham.org.uk Editor 6 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Local Footpaths Update is to reduce traffic congestion around school premises. The campaign is one way that the council is working to try Good news! and reduce coronavirus transmissions in the county, now Market Hill (Byway No 22) has been repaired after years of that both the city and county have been put into the ‘high’ neglect and once again resembles a pleasant green lane. level of risk category. It is unfortunate that byways are open to all traffic. I am still pursuing Notts CC to carry out other repairs to Church News footpaths, many of the repairs are safety issues. Howard Oates Like all other groups during lockdown we have not been Community Footpath Warden able to meet face to face. The phones have been busy and Tel: 01777 869 617 Mobile 07799 455 719 some have discovered the joys of What’sApp and similar [email protected] technological solutions. Parish Councillors welcome Market Hill repairs. Our vicar, Revd Mark Cantrill has produced some celtic The Parish Council discussed style services online. In each one there has been a reading the reopening of Market Hill and welcomed the repairs and from the Bible with a short reflection on it, as well as shots improvements. The byway has been very difficult for of whichever church in the group was used for recording walkers to use for many years and now offers a welcome and a potted history of that church. Mark sang lovely extension to the attractive footpath network in the Parish. hymns and modern worship songs accompanied by James The Councillors are worried that the benefits will be lost if Fox who also provided the technological wizardry. The the track is used inappropriately especially by off-road services can be seen on YouTube, just search for “The vehicles. It has sought advice from the County Council to Church in the Clays”. find ways of ensuring the significant costs of the Now, we are beginning to explore ways of getting together improvements are not soon wasted. again. The Clays group (see page 6) are opening in turn Andrew Avery for half an hour’s private prayer and then finishing off with Clarborough & Welham Parish Councillor someone leading a quarter of an hour of readings, poems and prayers. This is all socially distanced and people are Walk to School asked to wear face masks. On the 27th September, the videoed service was screened in church. There were three County Council has launched a showings during the morning of this lovely little harvest countywide campaign to encourage parents to keep their festival. distance when dropping off or picking up their children from To find out more about anything we are doing, please send schools. The campaign also encourages walking, cycling a text to 07989 895 813 or look up our church facebook or scooting to school where possible, or ‘park and stride’, page. driving and making the last part of the journey on foot. This Lesley Keating

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In the run-up to half-term, pupils Bassetlaw Action Centre Is Back In were asked to reflect on their experiences of lockdown and Action and needs Volunteers! how they have felt about Bassetlaw Action Centre is a volunteer led organisation returning to school. committed to offering volunteering opportunities throughout the organisation. There are volunteering opportunities available for car and minibus drivers in the Community Car Scheme, befriending for the befriending service, staying well tutors, shopping support volunteers, Get Out Get Active support volunteers, board membership and in administrative positions too. These roles can be set up to fit around the volunteer’s availability and are particularly good for people who work part time, who are retired or semi-retired, or even for people between school hours and home life. All volunteers are DBS checked at no cost, and volunteers are reimbursed for their out of pocket expenses and 45p per mile when using their own car. Bassetlaw Action Centre is in real need of more volunteers in the current, challenging, situation. Some recent updates from the Centre include:

Following the childrens’ discussions about their feelings Heating and energy advice which can include: and thoughts about returning to school it has been lovely to ● Identifying and assisting you to apply for funding hear their happy and positive comments upon returning to for energy saving measures or to replace faulty school. It has been amazing to have them all back and equipment where applicable seeing them so engaged and excited! Their thoughts... ● Registration on to the priority services register ● Benefit check to ensure you are in receipt of correct benefits ◄ During ● Help and advice with fuel debt lockdown ● Energy tariff switches to ensure you aren’t overspending on your gas and electricity. ● An emergency electric radiator scheme to help during heating break downs. However, two completely new areas of work were introduced to respond to local demand. One of these was the safe and well check telephone calls, not only to establish that older and vulnerable clients were accessing all the help they need, but also to reduce social isolation Back to amongst this vulnerable group. The second was an school! essential shopping service for anyone in the at risk group ▼ that was unable to access their weekly supplies. Both of these services proved to be a lifeline for many shielding clients in the local area. If you require any further information on Bassetlaw Attendance Action Centre’s services or volunteering opportunities has been our contact them on 01777 709 650, at highest ever www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk recorded for whole school Action Centre staff can be contacted for telephone attendance enquiries from 09:00-13:00 Monday to Friday (answer and we are so machine available outside of these times) and the offices proud of the on Canal Street, Retford, are open from 09:00-13:00 for children for anyone one calling into the office for information. They will completing be asked to register using the Track and Trace application the first full or provide their contact details. They will be required to half term back wear a face covering and maintain social distancing. at school with Meetings and advice sessions will need to be booked in such energy advance. and commitment. Go #TeamClarborough!

Footnote: School is now also recycling fizzy drink cans – drop them off at the office or ask a pupil to bring them in. 8 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020

9 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Central Retford Neighbourhood The incident has been reported to as a crime! Planning The Parish Council has been pleased that to this date Retford Business Forum and Bassetlaw District there had been little or no vandalism in the Parish and this Council are working together to lay the foundations for a is all the more shocking as it is on a memorial to the War new business neighbourhood plan for Retford Town dead of our Parish. Centre. Please report any suspicions you may have as to who may A neighbourhood plan is a way for residents and have carried out this or any other vandalism within our businesses to shape the way their local area develops, Parish. through the creation of locally-specific planning policies. If Phil Gibson approved by the local community on completion, the plan Chairman, Clarborough & Welham Parish Council becomes part of Bassetlaw’s strategic planning framework, used to determine planning applications. Clarborough Parish Pasture An essential first step is to set-up a neighbourhood forum to oversee the process, and expressions of interest Work on the Pasture to join this group are now actively being sought. For more Those many people using the Parish Pasture each day will information, including how to get involved, please see the have seen that the western side of the main Pasture area, details below – a map of the proposed boundaries of the which had been left uncut through the summer except for plan area are available on the website below. local strimming, has been cut, baled and the bales removed. Taking away the cut hay removes nutrients from Before work to develop the neighbourhood plan can begin, the soil and improves the soil for the greater success of the a formal application needs to be made and approved, wildflowers. identifying the boundary of the area (as proposed on the All of the remaining area of the Pasture, which has been map at the foot of the website page below), and confirming cut a number of times during the growing season, has that a neighbourhood forum has been established to simply been cut. The shortness of the grass has made the manage the process. The aim is to have the application use of baling to remove the hay not possible. ready to submit by mid-November 2020. Both areas have been enhanced with the sowing of extra The neighbourhood forum is required to have at least 21 wildflower seed for flowering next year. members from the identified area. To this effect, Volunteers expressions of interest are actively being sought from I have repeatedly asked for volunteers to come people who: forward to help with work on the Parish Pasture. This ● Live in the area. has, to date, received no response from Parish residents. In the last year only two residents (plus a Run or represent a business or organisation in ● non-resident of the Parish) have been doing any the area. physical work on the land. Those of us working on the For more information, and to get involved, please get in land are also unpaid volunteers! touch; we look forward to hearing from you. Footpath w: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/retfordtowncentrenp The relaying of wood chippings on the footpath was carried e: [email protected] out in mid-October and I would like to thank Andi Gray, Sue t: 01909 533 533 Willcock and David Hogg for their volunteer work in helping members of the FoPP group. With the County Council Memorial Copse Vandalised! having refused to finance a hard-surfaced path even though it is a public right of way and their responsibility, the It is with great regret that I have to report that part of the use of wood chippings keeps the path usable for all, even Memorial Copse was attacked by vandals around 18/19th in times of rain. The chippings are donated by local tree October 2020. I know how shocked you must all be that we surgeons free of charge as and when they have some have people in our community who would attack a spare. Memorial to those who gave their lives to defend our With dozens of people using the footpath each week, Parish and our Country. surely some of you can offer to help when we next need to Many of you will remember that it was with great pride that spread chippings! Users cannot expect others to keep the Parish was able to plant 5 Oak Trees on the Parish the footpath open for them without offering help! Pasture in commemoration of those who died in the Great Dog Fouling War which lasted from 1914-1918. This planting was We still have those extremely unsociable people using the attended by over 80 residents and visitors on 11th footpath who are allowing their dog(s) to foul the Pasture November 2018 when we marked the centenary of the end and not picking up after them. It is the owner who has of the Great War. responsibility and they should bear in mind that a £1,000 fine is possible for this offense on a public open space This shocking and disgraceful vandalism was not a random which is what the Parish Pasture is! act but deliberately planned as the attack took place on one of the metal commemorative plaques. This had been If you can spare us some time occasionally to bolted and glued onto the tree guard in order to secure it. maintain and enhance our Parish Pasture, please The person or persons involved must have had a number contact [email protected] or 01777 705 440 of tools with them in order to remove it. The plaque was Paul Willcock funded by public donations. Parish Councillor Chairman, Friends of Parish Pasture Group (FoPP) 10 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 We do hope that everyone managed to enjoy 2021 National Census the summer. The brief easing of restrictions meant that we were able to enjoy two In less than 6 months from now, everyone in England and socially distanced outdoor meetings on the Wales will be asked to take part in Census 2021. Run by playing field. An evening picnic in August gave us a chance the Office for National Statistics, the census is a once-in-a- to meet and catch up with all the news and in September decade snapshot of people and communities in both we welcomed James Davies who gave us an introduction nations. In this post Iain Bell, Deputy National Statistician, to tai chi. This was a new activity for us, but one which we reveals how the ONS is planning the huge census hope to repeat next year. operation – and adapting to the challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Normally at this time of year we are busy preparing for all The census is for everyone. Once every 10 years, it helps the Christmas events, but unfortunately the 'rule of 6' build the most complete picture of England and Wales. means that we are unable to meet as a group at the It is also the largest statistical exercise that the Office for moment. We are especially disappointed that the usual National Statistics (ONS) undertakes, producing statistics Christmas Party can not go ahead this year. Hopefully that inform all areas of public life and underpin social and 2021 will bring good news and social events can begin economic policy. It is essential the entire population has again. the chance to provide the information which can help to ensure their communities are well served. Of course the WI is not only about local groups and In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we need this up-to- monthly meetings. Nottinghamshire Federation and date data of the population, to help shape services for 'Denman at Home' have been offering online activities such society for the years to come. as quizes and craft workshops. Members are also able to keep up to date with news via the Federation and national Since the start of the pandemic, the ONS has carried out websites. There is also the UWI facebook group where scenario planning and undertaken regular readiness members from all over the country exchange ideas and the assessments in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Through members' area of the WI website 'My WI' has plenty of ongoing planning and assessment, we remain confident, inspirational craft ideas and recipes. There is no need for but not complacent, of the successful delivery of the any WI member to be short of things to do. Why not have a England and Wales Census on 21st March 2021. We are bit of a browse or contact a member of the WI and ask for also working with National Records Scotland and the a copy of our magazine to get a better idea of what we do? Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency to ensure we continue to produce the UK-wide population statistics necessary.

11 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Vesuvius – again? very interesting site exploration. Excavations that began in 1981 found what is thought to Herculaneum is one of the Roman sites preserved by the be an old boat house on the original shore line; it is eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD.79 and provides a better crammed with some 300 skeletons of people who had impression of everyday Roman life than the severely destroyed but better known site of Pompeii. Both are close to modern Sorrento (Roman Surrentum). Although earthquakes had given warning of Vesuvius's impending wakening since 62 AD (it had been dormant for many centuries) locals became accustomed to them so

taken refuge but were instantly killed when the first pyroclastic flow arrived at some 100 mph. - that is, if they had not already succumbed to poisonous gases or dust. So much is left standing at Herculaneum that insights into were surprised in when Vesuvius began erupting*. The everyday life of what must have been a fairly advantaged prevailing wind (see map above) blew south-east causing class of residents is clear at every turn. Some of these feel ejected material to fall mainly on Pompeii. Modern remarkably modern – such as the thermopolium. a public estimates make staggering predictions – ejected material establishment serving hot food and drinks: at some 1.5 million tons per second rising to 30km in the stratosphere before crashing down again onto the Herculaneum's houses are those of the wealthy and display their extravagant levels of interior decoration. The example below is from the House of Neptune and Amphitrite and illustrates the beauty and complexity of murals: *Traditional dating of Vesuvius's eruption has it starting on 24th August, AD 79 and reaching its volcano's slopes. This first phase of eruption only mildly climax the affected Herculaneum. While roofs collapsed in Pompeii following day. under the falling debris only a few centimetres of ash fell However, this is based on a 1508 printed version of a letter on Herculaneum, causing little damage but nonetheless between Pliny the Younger and the Roman historian prompting many to flee. Tacitus, written some 25 years after the event. That printed However, once the vertical column of material had reached copy, modern experts believe, was a copy of a copy of a its highest, it started to fall back onto the volcano's slopes. copy... that had been hand copied over the centuries. That These pyroclastic flows struck Herculaneum with date has been accepted by most authors until recently. temperatures as high as 300ºC burying the city beneath However, recent archaeological finds – such as remains of some 20 metres of ash. This process helped preserve autumnal fruits and even some victims in preserved heavy much organic material such as wood, fruit and vegetables clothing, now point to a date in October or even November. and even clothing materials. Current research predicts that Vesuvius is likely to This phase of the eruption left many Herculaneum experience another cataclysmic eruption in the not-to- buildings standing to two or even three stories making for a distant future! Editor 12 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Pilgrims Festival 2020 Cardiff) which saw 25,000 face masks and 10,000 full-face protective shields being Online Babworth Arts Exhibition shipped to Yemen to support key medical staff 21st to 28th November 2020 and health professionals in war-torn Yemen as part of COVID-19 relief efforts. Our vision is to successfully deliver an exhibition of arts and craft works and performances inspired by the COVID-19 is just the latest challenge for families in Yemen. Separatists/Mayflower Pilgrims stories in Bassetlaw, North The danger to the old, children and their families is Nottinghamshire, as part of the Pilgrims Festival activities compounded by the general low immunity, high levels of in November each year. malnutrition among children, a lack of regular access to basic health services and a devastated healthcare system In 2016, the first event took place at Babworth Church and where only half of the facilities are functional due to the there has been an event each year since, with increasing ongoing conflict. As per a report by MedGlobal (a Chicago- numbers of exhibits from a wider range of artists and larger based charity), 97 medical workers have died of numbers of visitors. In 2020, Covid 19 has set us coronavirus, the dead include infectious disease experts, significant challenges. However, technology comes to the medical directors, midwives and pharmacists. rescue – this year we are asking artists to record their work and give some background information to it. The exhibit In this uniquely dire context when one medical professional may be the photograph of the work and/or the work within dies, the effect is exponential and extends to the entire an environment – artist’s choice! community they would treat. Some of those who have died were senior members of the medical community who not There is no selection process or fee to enter. Artists may only led their respective fields, but also taught younger offer their work for sale or not as they wish – if they are generations of doctors and represented decades of selling, they will need their own means of doing so. No institutional knowledge for which there is no substitution. commission will be charged for work sold. There are no Those who have passed include Dr Yassin Abdul Warith, age limits. one of Yemen’s leading epidemiologists; Dr Salem Saleh All work should be inspired by the Separatist/Mayflower Muhammad al-Omari, the head of the Department of Pilgrims Stories – this does not mean they have to be Internal Medicine at the University of Aden. pictures of Mayflower ships – they should be inspired by For UK Director of Muslim Charity, Maroof Pirzada's the stories; however they are interpreted. After the time of summary of Muslim Charity's work and also that of BCB the exhibition, images and recordings may be retained for International, go to your community website: ongoing reference and communications. www.clarborough-welham.org.uk/Local Faiths/Muslim Any medium may be used with due regard to its suitability Charity/ in the environments and locations exhibiting the work and the health and safety of the public. The organiser reserves the right to take down any unsuitable materials. LAWNMOWERS Work should be sent to [email protected] by Friday 13th November; with each piece should be the Tony Halford artist’s name and contact details, a title/short description (200 words max.) of how the work relates to the Separatist/Mayflower Pilgrims stories, the medium used, Plant & Grass and a price (if offered for sale). All work supplied (photographs, films etc) will become the property of the Machinery organiser and will be used entirely at the organiser’s Specialist discretion for publicity and communications purposes in line with the theme of the exhibition. The organiser of this 36 Albert Road, Retford, Notts. DN22 6JB virtual event is Bassetlaw Christian Heritage CIC. Programmes will be created from the information supplied Tel: (01777) 860 704 and these will be made available. Mob: 07976 941 407 In 2020, we are inviting talks and performance recordings with some relevance to the story of the Separatists, however connected, and these may be included in the exhibition, Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] for further information.

A ceremony was held on 26th August 2020 in Cardiff to mark the coming together of Muslim Charity Helping the Needy (a UK-based charity with headquarters in Retford, Nottinghamshire) and BCB International Ltd (a manufacturer of life-saving specialist equipment based in 13 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020

Aurora Wellbeing have relocated to The Dukeries Tea Rooms at the top of Bridge Street near the Lion Hotel in Worksop for a period of Clarborough's SPAR Store steps up approximately six months whilst the again. work is carried out on the Grade II listed building. But it is business as We have re-started offering car collection and home usual during this exciting time for all of our services. deliveries as I've had a few enquiries. We are also setting up a raffle/collection box to raise money for Clarborough scout group. We need to get the children back to a routine. I know they are not looking to resume until the new year but if I can, as a Store, raise something to get them started again that would be great. Also, alongside the school we are going to do a poppy chain around the store. Pupils will colour a poppy provided then we will hang them in-store as a part of our thanks .... Lucy Rose NHS Test-and-Trace app.

The new NHS COVID-19 app, is now available to download for free in England and Wales. It is the fastest way to see if you're at risk from coronavirus. The faster you know, the quicker you can alert and protect your loved The Dukeries Tea Rooms' opening times will be 10:00- ones and community. 15:00 Monday-Friday and 10:00-14:00 on Saturdays. The app has a number of tools to protect you, including (Opening times may be subject to change in line with contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. It Covid-19 government guidelines) uses proven technology from Apple's App Store and Google Play, and is designed to protect every user’s Our Wellbeing Practitioners will continue to work privacy. remotely across the locality supporting people and their families with a cancer diagnosis or a long term health The app requires operating system 13.5 or above if you condition. They understand and can support the individual have an Apple iPhone. It requires Android 6.0 or above if needs of clients with signposting to suitable support, you have an Android phone. If your smartphone is not workshops, advice and information. compatible, you can still access full support from the NHS Our Exercise Instructors will be working across the Test and Trace service. locality providing Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates. For much more on this, go to https://covid19.nhs.uk Our Beauty Therapy Services have relocated for the period to Sparkles on Kilton Road, Worksop. Appointments can be made by phoning Alli on 07503 612 084. “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You Aurora have a new service to offer the people of Bassetlaw can't possibly live long enough to make them all living with a cancer diagnosis. Aurora’s Personalised yourself.” Prescribed Activity Programme offers a complimentary package of 4 one-to-one personal training sessions with a Sam Levenson (1911-1980) American humorist, writer, cancer exercise specialist who will offer support before, tv host & journalist. during and after treatment. For more information contact Emma on 01909 470 985 or email [email protected] We look forward to you visiting us at The Dukeries Tea Rooms or Sparkles. By visiting us at our tea rooms and charity shop or booking a treatment with our beauty therapists you help support cancer clients and their families, as the funds raised are re-invested in the many services we provide. For further information: Phone Aurora on 01909 470 985 email [email protected] You can also follow us on Twitter@AuroraCentre or facebook@AuroraWellbeing Centres/Worksop or our website: www.aurorawellbeing.org.uk

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Public fears over ‘build, build, build’ policy highlight failings of Government’s proposed planning reforms. Results of new survey highlight people’s concern that roads and housing developments pose a real threat to nature. Analysis of a survey undertaken by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to understand people’s fears and aspirations for environment after lockdown shows the greatest concern is the risk posed to wildlife and wildlife habitats from increased pressure from new development. 78% of respondents stated that their greatest concern for nature in Nottinghamshire came from construction work such as roads and housing. The survey also showed that 69% believed that high quality greenspace and wildlife habitats should be incorporated into new housing developments. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the county’s largest locally based environmental charity, believes that these findings illustrate just how badly the Government’s White Paper, Planning for the Future, will increase the threat to nature in England and do little to create better homes and communities for wildlife and people. To read the Trust's full press release, go to our community website's home page and then Local Environment ►Idle Valley On a separate note – the Trust are delighted to confirm that the car park at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, off North Road, Retford, is once again open to visitors. We’d like to thank visitors and supporters for their patience in this matter and for their forbearance as we focus on getting the centre facilities reopened to visitors in the weeks ahead. Our team are working extremely hard at Idle Valley and across the north of the county to keep our reserves in good order. We’re also working with partners on a range of exciting initiatives to deliver real gains for wildlife from the heart of Sherwood Forest to the wider Idle Valley. This is all being achieved whilst dealing with the challenges of working during a pandemic and ensuring that we keep team members, volunteers and visitors safe. This work wouldn’t be possible without our members and supporters. For further details about the Idle Valley Nature Reserve, the Wildlife Trust’s other site’s locally and its campaigns visit www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org [Left] Idle Valley board-walk. Photo: Tim Sexton]

15 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Nottinghamshire County Support Fairtrade Councillor Tracey Taylor Whether you need a way to retreat from Covid19 or you are just a nice It is difficult to know where to treat for you and your family, its worth begin this month, as we continue thinking about making your chocolate to live under the shadow of or coffee, tea, sugar or other choices - COVID. As I write, we’re living Fairtrade. When doing your regular with Tier 2 restrictions here in shopping check that where you shop Bassetlaw, in a diminishing island stocks Fairtrade tea, coffee sugar chocolate or other space between neighbours in Fairtrade items. If you can’t find Fairtrade products be sure Tiers 1 (Lincs) and 3 (South to remind that shop that supporting Fairtrade gives Yorkshire) and with hospital producers and much Fairer price. admissions growing daily. The “It’s a win-win deal.” A cocoa farmer explains difference in restrictions can how Fairtrade gives his community the power to create a seem confusing and frustrating more sustainable future. This link and brief video gives you and raises questions and challenge when we all want a good idea of what Fairtrade does. safety and certainty for ourselves and our families and http://e-activist.com/page/email/click/1904/4953804? friends. You’ll see lots of information online, particularly email=cvPK1uDCM3ca%2Bw2cvmvUzuTu opinion pieces, and much of that doesn’t help us have %2BXSAI6a6g0%2BNtx6TmEc=&campid=GEjUcRktIhe confidence in those we want to trust to take care of us; so ZkArzVWMSmA== I’ll stick to practical information. Kathy Cowbrough

The Local Resilience Forum (LRF) is a partnership of Editor's note: When we post links such as that shown County, District and Borough Councils in above in our printed Newsletters all that readers need to Nottinghamshire, along with Police, NHS and voluntary do is copy the text shown in bold and then paste it into the sector organisations. They have been working together address bar at the top of their web browser followed by since this pandemic was recognised in the Spring. The key tapping the Enter key. word here is TOGETHER. The websites for the County and District Councils both carry vital updated information to help residents stay safe. NCC’s page is at : https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/coronavirus and includes links to further information and support, including The Notts Community Hub for access to local Since we reopened libraries in July we have been working support, like the Clarborough village scheme. hard to ensure your visit is safe while providing a great We’re lucky to have the village store, whose staff are so service and a warm welcome. We have followed and well known and in touch with the residents, the parish implemented Government guidelines, for example council who have continued with their responsibilities requesting you wear face coverings and check-in using the despite being unable to meet in person and the school NHS Test and Trace app. that’s kept going from Day1. Recently Nottinghamshire was placed in the Local Covid alert: High category. I wish I could write with good news for an end date to this. I This means that we remain open, however you may only can’t. But I do say thank you to each and every one of you visit us alone, with members of your own household or who is following the guidance, adjusting their lives, support bubble. We will continue to monitor and implement shouldering the uncertainty, and helping us inch towards government guidance, so please do check our website, that time. Thank you for your perseverance and resilience Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date. and your care for your neighbours. For those who are not We now offer Click & Collect and Home Delivery services! feeling so strong or able or sure, please, please ask for the As we resume our services, we want to provide access to help that you need. our libraries for those who may not feel ready to come into our buildings or may not be able to visit us due to health We’ll be heading for Christmas when you read this and concerns. we’ll certainly be doing things differently this year. How we Our Click & Collect and Home Delivery services are do it and how we sustain each other through it, is on all of available online or via Ask Inspire. The service is available us together. I wish you peace, good health and happiness in the libraries that have reopened and mobile libraries. into the New Year. Our friendly and helpful Ask Inspire team are on hand to Please remember my contact details if you have queries or help, contact them on: need help: 01623 677 200 or [email protected] Email [email protected] “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Tel 0115 804 3177 Mobile 07770 847 086 Home 01777 816781 Eleanor Roosevelt US First Lady (1884-1962)

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The Worksop Giant The Aurora Wellbeing Centre in Worksop supports people diagnosed with cancer and other life changing illnesses and their families and friends. It serves Bassetlaw but is based in the Old Library Building on Memorial Avenue, Worksop. Aurora have secured a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to refurbish this beautiful and rare Art Deco listed building. The project will also enhance facilities inside including the creation of a Heritage Hub. This will contain a “Virtual Museum” using objects that used to be on display at the Old Library (which was combined with a museum) but are now housed at Bassetlaw Museum in Retford. The centre piece for this will be a piece of Greek sculpture known as the Arundel Marble. This comes from the Great Altar at Pergamum and was brought to England by the Earl of Arundel in the early 17th century. The sculpture represents a giant and in its original setting was one of many fighting the Greek gods. As part of the refurbishment, it needs to be moved (within the building, twice), remounted, cleaned and conserved. As well as money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum are helping to finance this part of the project. The end result will be an internationally important, ancient artefact on our doorstep for all to see. If you would like to join the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum, please email on [email protected]. Sam Glasswell Curator, Bassetlaw Museum

17 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Greg’s Bread-n-Butter Pudding Ingredients ● Basic recipe (for 20cm / 8” dish) : ● 3 slices of brown bread – may be frozen. Although our local area is ● 100g mixed dried fruit comparatively quiet from a law- ● 25g olive-oil ‘margarine’ and-order perspective this is at ● Mixed spice least partly because of the ● 500ml milk (approx. – see method*) vigilance of local residents who 1 egg report suspicious activities. ● Over recent months a number of ● 3 tsp sugar burglaries and thefts have taken place which emphasise Variations : the importance of ensuring homes and vehicles are locked. a) Slice one peeled cooking apple between each This is particularly the case during daytimes when many layer of bread and on top – my favourite !. house burglaries take place – don't leave doors and b) Slice one banana between each bread layer – this windows open while hanging the washing out in the back produces a much sweeter pudding than a. above garden! so reduce sugar to taste – try 1 tsp to start with. c) 200g of fresh rhubarb. Microwave it until soft (2+ A particularly pleasing aspect of Dave Airey's monthly minutes) then mix into it one tbs mincemeat. reports (which can be read on your community website's Spread between layers as in b. above. Law and Order ► Local Police Reports page is the very d) Add broken walnuts to the fruit layers. low incidence of anti-social behaviour. The actual statistics Method have recently been simplified in that until early 2020 'anti- 1. Spread bread with margarine. social behaviour included such things as hoax calls to the 2. Place first bread slice in base of ovenproof dish. emergency services, found/abandoned vehicles and 3. Sprinkle bread liberally with mixed spice and top with a wildlife/animal issues. handful of dried fruit. With this Newsletter going out as Guy Fawkes once again 4. If following any ‘variations’ – add extras to layer. seeks a cure for his virus, reminding ourselves about the 5. Place next slice of bread on top of fruit. Repeat step 3 Fireworks Act 2003 maybe a bit late, but since this also for this and the third layer. applies to Chinese New Year, Diwali and also our own New 6. Blend milk, sugar and egg together. Year, it is worth revising the Act – see Dave Airey's 7. Pour liquid into dish taking care not to disturb layers. September 2020 Report detailing firework regulations in Leave in a cool place for about 30mins for liquid to our Local Police Reports above. thoroughly soak bread. 8. Place dish in centre of pre-heated oven, 175ºC, 350ºF, Paddy Tipping, Nottinghamshire Police & Gas mark 4 for approx.60mins. Crime Commissioner, will now be up for re- 9. Check after 30 mins and push down any parts of the election in May 2021 since Government topping that are rising and might overcook, then check at postponed this from May 2020. Paddy's 15min intervals – covering with foil may help. website can be accessed from your 10. Remove from oven when all fluid has set – easiest to community website Law and Order ► judge by pressing a spoon down onto centre of pudding. Police & Crime Commissioner. His site Serve immediately. includes much new information including: Notes : ● Covid-19 Advice & Support Pudding is moist enough not to need any additions but it ● The Police & Crime Plan 2019-2021 may be served with custard, ice cream or plain yoghurt ● Violence Reduction Unit which aims to bring (Greek-style is best). Best served hot. together specialists from health, police, local I usually scale-up this recipe for a large dish and then government, probation and community freeze the majority – it freezes well. organisations to tackle violent crime and the underlying causes of violent crime. Clarborough Post Office ● Victim Care website for information and support you will need if you have been a victim of any type Opening hours: of crime. Monday: 09:00-12:30 Tuesdays: 09:00-12:30 as well as Paddy's regular Newsletters. Wednesdays: 09:00-12:30 All usual In conclusion, we must repeat that residents who see Thursdays: Closed main P.O. anything suspicious – or actual crimes – should report Fridays: 09:00-12:30 services them immediately by phoning 101. Halford Room, Clarborough Village Hall Main Street, Clarborough, Retford, DN22 9LN Please note that our Post Office will only be open on If you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact: Monday mornings until the Covid crisis allows Michael C.Carnall 07836 375 808 / 01427 884 469 otherwise. [email protected] 18 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 How does Covid-19 infect me? has fought this type of virus, you are at least partially protected because your immune system will recognize it What makes the new coronavirus so dangerous to humans the next time. How long this protection will last, however, is is simply that it’s “novel,” meaning it’s new to humans, so still very much a hot topic of research now. we don’t have any built-in ways to fight it. So, the virus isn’t more powerful, per se, than other Forgotten T-cells? viruses. But when it enters the human With all of the debate around vaccines for covid-19 it body, we have limited pre-existing sometimes seems as though the second part of human defences since our bodies don’t defence against invading viruses has slipped off the radar. immediately recognize it as a Human (and other animal) immune systems have two main dangerous intruder. arms to fight off the likes of coronaviruses. The one that Then the virus starts to spread. It gets has been top of the news for months now consists of in and hijacks the human cell’s antibodies that form the basis of vaccines. machinery. Instead of the cell doing what it’s supposed to do, the virus overrides the cell’s The second component of our immune systems are T-cells. normal programming and turns it into a machine to make These can kill infected cells that have become established more of the virus. It goes and goes and goes until the in our bodies. T-cells are activated by most coronaviruses, immune system stops it. The virus is simply a blueprint or a including those that cause the common cold. There is code to turn cells into machines to make more virus. some evidence that individuals who have suffered earlier coronavirus infections may have enhanced T-cells activity Is there a cure for this new coronavirus? so that their bodies are more prepared for any invasion of No. Since this is an entirely new kind of coronavirus that covid viruses, and hence, do not suffer such severe humans have never seen, there is no cure. Experts are consequences. now testing both anti-viral medications and vaccines, but it’s unlikely that we will have a vaccine to prevent COVID- The COVID-19 vaccines in development mainly focus on 19 until next year. This would be almost a world record for antibodies. These proteins are made by B cells and ideally vaccine development since new vaccines usually go latch onto covid-19 viruses and prevent them from entering through three phases of testing in progressively larger and cells. T-cells, in contrast, thwart infections in two different more diverse groups of volunteers. These phases as they ways. Helper T-cells spur B cells and other immune are known are each usually assessed for risks before the defenders into action, whereas killer T-cells target and next begins. In the present crisis phases and assessment destroy infected cells. The severity of disease can depend are often overlapping to speed development. Currently on the strength of these T-cell responses. there are some 170+ vaccines in various stages of One of the practical issues that has tended to make development and testing across the world! antibodies a key element of health services planning is that Vaccines mimic the virus – or part of the virus – they current antibody test can yield results in as little as 90 protect against, stimulating the immune system to develop minutes while T-cell activity takes a few days. antibodies. Having said that, our bodies do have a second line of Another aspect of this T-cell enhancement from previous defence, T-cells. See the Forgotten T-cells? Section for viral infections is the challenge of predicting how much of a more on this. population may already have significant immunity to covid- 19. We've almost all had a common cold – and maybe Vaccines have been a tremendous asset in eliminating other viral infections – which could well have upped our T- many once-deadly viral infections; small pox was totally cell armoury. Without massive testing programmes, this eradicated through vaccine campaigns and polio is almost factor is impossible to judge although research in both UK gone too. Another extremely contagious illness that and US centres has shown it to be a significant factor. vaccines can prevent is measles. Unfortunately, if people fail to get their children vaccinated the overall level of herd Finally, the jury is still out as far as how long both antibody immunity drops and the virus can surge again as we have (vaccine) protection and T-cell defences last – we still have seen, particularly in the US, recently. huge amounts of research pending but this is a global research scene unlike anything that has gone before. What’s the difference between a viral infection and a bacterial infection? Why don’t we have any The bottom line, however, remains – stick to the keep medications to fight this new coronavirus? safe routines – its much better to avoid the virus than Bacteria are living organisms. Antibiotics work to fight worry about cures! bacterial infections. And, there are broad-spectrum Editor antibiotics that can fight numerous different types of Source: https://www.uchealth.org/today/viruses-101- bacteria - they serve as a magic bullet of sorts. why-the-new-coronavirus-is-so-contagious-how-to- Unfortunately, anti-viral medications don’t work that way. fight-it/ Each virus is different. And anti-viral medications work by targeting specific viruses. Is it possible to get this coronavirus twice? A risks footnote While medical experts don’t know for sure, they think that once you’ve got this new coronavirus, you probably won’t Data collected to the end of June show one third of deaths get it again – at least, in the short term. If your immune due to Covid-19 had pre-existing respiratory or system has seen this infection and cleared it, you are cardiovascular disease. probably protected from getting it again. Once your body Editor

19 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Keeping your digital records for given their portability they can also be used to take drives elsewhere – to son's or daughter's - a good security tactic if the future your material is vitally important such as business data or Have you got some valuable old photos from your family's important personal data such as wills. past – your parents' wedding photos, your own school photos or letters written in war time? All of these items can be passed down to your descendants provided you keep them safe and secure (and that's another Newsletter article!) But what about all of those photos and documents that you've got saved on your computer or phone? How can you make sure that those can be passed on when the time comes? This is a complex issue in that technology advances and storage devices drop out of use and availability. For instance, how much of your video library is stored on VHS tapes? Devices to play these have almost completely disappeared from shops, so playing these tapes and even transferring their content to newer technology such as DVDs is almost impossible. If the content of such tapes are When current restrictions ease and Clarborough Village of a personal nature – such as weddings or other personal Hall reopens, why not join one of Clarborough & Welham events – then they could be lost forever. IT Group's classes to get hands-on experience of all of Fortunately there are currently high street providers of VHS these backup and security topics? tape-to-DVD transfers so getting your valuable records Editor transferred is still possible – but how long will this facility remain? This is the sort of issue that the likes of the Why use an inkjet printer? National Archives are constantly struggling with – as one Regular readers – and those who have attended our technology starts to 'evaporate' their whole database has Clarborough & Welham IT Group classes – will be familiar to be transferred to a new one. What is true for the with my exhortation to ditch inkjet printers for their laser National Archives is also true for our own records – keep stablemates. This was once again emphasised when an eye on developments and be prepared to transfer reading the August 2020 edition of Which? Magazine. This material to keep it accessible. opened with the observation that anyone using an Epson One example of this conundrum is that of floppy discs. printer will have spent something like £480 after replacing Those readers who have used computers to store ink cartridges just five times! information since the 1990s and earlier will remember That article went on you explore the range of third party these, and may have boxes of old discs stored in the loft. providers that could save such users a huge amount. Finding a modern computer with a floppy disc reader is However, having been down that path myself I can strongly now impossible but at the time of writing, external floppy urge anyone looking to either replace their printer(s) or disc drives (for 3½ or 5¼ inch discs) can still be found save vast amounts of money to seriously consider laser online- but for how long? Also, these discs will have been printers. written by computer systems that are no longer available – even if they could be transferred, could they still be read? Until comparatively recently, laser printers were much more As older technology slowly fades from use it is vital that we expensive than their inkjet competitors, but that is no transfer important material to newer formats. Just as the longer the case. Generally speaking, toner cartridges (the National Archives, this is an ongoing process. equivalent of inkjet cartridges) are much more economical both in purchase price and also numbers of pages printed Some users may have opted for online ('Cloud') storage per cartridge – they last a lot longer! which might seem to be a simpler option. This is probably One criticism of laser printers used to be that they didn't true for the moment but what happens if (or when) a Cloud produce such good photo prints, but in my experience this provider ceases to exist? They are all commercial is no longer the case but in reality I'd never print a photo at businesses after all and very few businesses continue for home when online services (such as AldiPhotos) produce ever – what happens to your stored information if the cloud super professional quality at a fraction of the cost of provider pulls the plug? Something similar applies to music printing at home. Again, a recent Which? Study showed from online sources such as iTunes or Spotify. that inkjet printing at home of a 6x4 inch photo on photo- Back to current hardware – external hard drives are now quality paper would cost some 45-50p each. AldiPhotos really affordable – the one shown (above, right) is one of will charge 5p for the same (they do charge a flat rate your editors 1TB (one terabyte or 1000 Megabyte) versions £1.99 for postage, so ordering a number of photos in a that cost less than £50 (try Argos and Rymans in Retford). batch makes sense). These attach to laptops or PCs through their attached USB A further advantage or laser prints is that they are cable that links to those 'ports' provided on the PC or waterproof – useful for posters and, as your editor laptop. Copying all of your important files – or all of them if discovered when carrying school inkjet-printed worksheets you use the drive as a backup – is simplicity itself. We between sites in the rain! make use of several of these drives to backup material and Editor 20 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Towards Work into work. We aim to support with those first vital steps initiative towards gaining employment through a personalised Readers of our Autumn 2020 issue service and support to overcome barriers an individual may will have seen the article about face. Workingwin (on page 8) which has To read some personal experiences of this project from now evolved into their Good Work local individuals, go to the Job Opportunities ► Towards initiative. Good Work targets Work page on our community website and read the individuals across Bassetlaw and South Yorkshire whereas Towards Work Participants’ Leaflet. Go to the another provider, Towards Work, is a Nottinghamshire- www.towardswork.org.uk website and then the Get into wide organisation. Both of these valuable organisations Work page on the website to make initial contacts. have pages on our community website – just follow the Job Opportunities link from the home page. Latest News - WorkingWin has been Towards Work explain that they will help you get closer to extended to 31st March 2021 work, education or training in the following ways: The Work and Health Unit have now committed an ● Our Work Coaches will work with you and agree additional £500K funding to extend delivery of the the support you need to get you closer to your employment support service until 31st March 2021. This will goals. enable us to provide employment support to those affected ● We will help you to remain in work or training by Covid-19. once you have secured a placement, by working on some of the barriers you face. So far 1500 Working Win participants have found employment, returned to work or retained a job in which ● We will support you to feel more confident and they were struggling. ready to look for the right opportunities for you. ● We will provide you with a Personal Budget to Referrals will be open for 3 months, beginning on help you access work. It can be used for things like November 1st and ending on January 31st, 2021. Refer via child care, work equipment, training, bus passes, www.workingwinreferrals.co.uk, call 0114 290 0218, clothing and much more! email [email protected] or share our e-leaflet with your patients/clients. The Groundwork Greater Nottingham's Towards Work project is part of the national Building Better Opportunities You can also register your interest prior to 1st November by Programme. Jointly funded by the National Lottery calling 0114 290 0218 or emailing Community Fund & the European Social Fund, the [email protected] programme is delivered throughout Nottingham, Laura Bennett Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire by a partnership of Work & Wellbeing Manager local organisations who specialise in supporting people Live Well - WorkingWin

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Retford Ramblers Clarborough & Welham Retford Ramblers organise walks on a regular basis IT Group throughout the year. We are affiliated to National With classes shut down since March, our IT Ramblers. Group has spent time keeping our laptops We provide a variety of walks locally, and further afield in up-to-date. Something that is strongly the Summer months. We also plan our own walking advised for all computer users. For windows holidays in popular walking locations. 10 users this is simply a case of going to the Settings We have a regular weekly walking programme, which menu that can be accessed from departs every Sunday at 09:30 from Chapelgate Car Park the Start button at bottom left of in Retford (See Programme below). the screen: Once in the Settings window, click on the Update & Security section. This usually opens with the Windows Update page – if not, click on this from the left-hand menu. Your computer will usually check for updates in-the- background or when starting up so this page will show whether you need to restart your computer to enable the latest updates. If this has not happened, the page will have a Check for updates button at the top – click on this and then follow the instructions. If there are a number of updates to download and install, the process can take quite some time! As mentioned on page 6, our IT Group website All of our walks are risk assessed and are in accord with www.cwitgroup.btck.co.uk has some worksheets that Covid safety guidelines. All walkers should have suitable you might find useful to keep you busy at home! Currently footwear and clothing for walking. All walks are 'moderate' some of the most popular ones include: and have a Walk Leader and Backmarker. ● Google Translate – become an instant expert in Retford Ramblers Walk Programme November & dozens of languages! December 2020 ● Family History Research – birth, marriage and death certificates. November E-mails including Cc and Bcc 1st Firbeck 10 miles ● 8th Sherwood Forest 8 miles ● Apache Open Office the free alternative to 15th Worksop + Osberton 9 miles Microsoft Office. Gimp the free, powerful, image editor 22nd North Wheatley Explorer 9 miles ● 29th Two Trent Crossings 8 miles Open Office is the application we use to create this Newsletter and Gimp is used to manage all aspects of December images that you see here. th 6 North Wheatley + Sturton 8 miles Both of these applications are completely free – they th 13 Langold + Letwell 8 miles belong to what is known as the open source movement 20th Babworth + The Mortons 6.5 miles which is the alternative to proprietary products that are 27th Vicar Water 7.5 miles protected by registered trade names and cost money! The best way to find out if Ramblers is for you would be to Our IT Group's website has a Download Links page come along and join us for one or two trial walks. which provides direct access to each application's home These are becoming very popular and spaces are limited page for downloading these free applications which include due to Covid limitations so please contact me beforehand. some essential security items such as Avast antivirus (and more) and Malwarebytes Free anti-malware apps as well My contact number is 01427 880 984. as CCleaner which efficiently keeps the rubbish on your Email address: [email protected] computer to a minimum – all helping with speed! Website: www.retfordramblers.wixsite.com/retford Mike Ogley Greg Herdman Membership Secretary, Retford Ramblers Chairman, Clarborough & Welham IT Group Editor's note: Keep an eye on your community website for Ramblers' Spring 2021 Walks. "Many of life's failures are people who do not realise "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta how close they were to success when they gave put up with the rain.” up." Dolly Parton (born 1946) Thomas A.Edison American inventor (1847-1931)

22 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Worksop Dolphins a strong, healthy and determined mindset to keep going despite the odds, producing a tough mental strength Worksop Dolphins recruited a reflected in our swimmers training and performance today. new head coach (Dr. Giannis Valkoumas PhD) in October Whilst few swimming clubs have been able to return to the 2019 and since this time has pool we are fortunate enough to be working with BPL and seen the club progress from Worksop College to enable safe social distancing strength to strength. It's no secret that before Giannis' guidelines and proactive Covid preventative measures to arrival, Dolphins had hit a slump. But, we would not be be put effectively in place as outlined by UK Government beaten! With thanks to Giannis, who has worked and Swim England. We owe a debt of gratitude to Giannis relentlessly with passion and determination with swimmers, and his team for remaining optimistic and parents and committee members, he has turned the club enthusiastic with our swimmers throughout around, built up new interest for the club and has injected a these unusual times as well as new leash of life into our swimmers. our parents, swimmers, committee members and It has not been an easy ride for Giannis since arriving in sponsors (MechFS and Leec Worksop - what with the Pandemic and having to leave Ltd) for continuing to support us in more ways than one. his family behind for just short of a whole year before they could safely be reunited with him in July 2020. However, We are still offering club trials to aspiring swimmers these challenges did not deter him from striving towards wanting to join Worksop Dolphins (from the age of 6) and fulfilling his vision for the club. Giannis typically took currently have availability in our Swim School (Learn to the approach to the challenges faced by not playing into Swim) and Academy programmes. Please visit our website the hands of the problems encountered but rather in for more details: https://www.worksopdolphins.co.uk/ identifying and implementing realistic, safe and practical We are currently at full capacity for our main squad solutions that kept all swimmers engaged and motivated programmes but are still offering trials, where once during this crisis. successful, will place the swimmer on our waiting list and when there is availability, will be contacted with a start date Throughout lockdown, Giannis introduced and led regular and time. online Zoom land training sessions where squads were able to train and motivate one another virtually, speak with Should anyone be interested in becoming one of our invited special guests (top swimming athletes from club Sponsors we would be happy to hear from you. America) about their experiences of training, competing, To make enquiries, please contact Alex Mclauchlan at the pandemic crisis and work/life balance and instil in them [email protected] Amy Pyott

23 Clarborough & Welham Newsletter Winter 2020 Santa will be coming to Clarborough The word Exponential this year! This word has cropped up almost every day throughout the In December Retford Lions normally bring Santa in his current Covid crisis, but what does it actually mean? sleigh to Clarborough and Hayton. It is very much a local The growth of a bacterial colony is often used to illustrate tradition. Many parents bringing their children to meet him it. One bacterium splits itself into two, each of which splits remember being brought out themselves by their parents itself resulting in four, then eight, 16, 32, and so on. The when they were young. Because of covid, things will be rate of increase keeps increasing because it is proportional different this year but Lions are determined to do what they to the ever-increasing number of bacteria. In real cases, can to bring cheer to the Christmas season. initially exponential growth often does not last forever, instead slowing down eventually due to upper limits caused by external factors. Exponential growth produces a graph shaped like this where whatever the quantity – say Covid cases – vertically against time (horizontally) looks – the growth gets quicker and quicker as time passes; it accelerates.

Dates for your Diary 31st October: Closing date for applications for September 2021 Nottinghamshire secondary school places Santa will be coming on Thursday 10th December but his 8th November: Remembrance Sunday helpers will not be calling at individual houses. 14-27th November: Retford Pilgrim Festival His sleigh will stop at Smeath Lane/Broad Gores from 29th November: Retford Christmas Lights Switch-on. 6.15pm to 6.45pm and at St John’s Drive/South View from 10th December: Santa's coming! 6.50pm to 7.30pm. 21st December: Winter Solstice Parents are asked to bring their children to him at these places. Santa will be behind a perspex screen to avoid any risk of infection and, with the help of a speaker system, children will be able to have a chat to him in safety. Lions Clarborough & Welham make no charge for this but donations Parish Council Meetings will be welcome and this year these can th be made by card contactlessly. 30 November 4th January, 2021 Santa Virtual meetings currently open 19:00 On behalf of Retford Lions, I would be grateful if you could arrange for this to Agendas are always posted at least a week in advance be publicised as widely as possible in on notice boards and on our community website where the village. We will be putting information on facebook and you will also find approved Minutes and meeting dates in Retford Life, but the more people know about it the through to January, 2021. better. This Christmas is going to be very strange for everyone and Lions want to do what they can to provide a Newsletter Advertising rates bit of normality and Christmas cheer, particularly for the children. Of course all arrangements at present are (for 4 consecutive issues) dependent on the present covid related restrictions not Full page £125.00 being tightened. Half page £75.00 Bruce Barnett Quarter page £45.00 Retford Lions Club This size £25.00 01777 704 154 Yet again, our greatest thanks go to our tireless (!) team of volunteer distributors. For all editorial matters including advertising, contact Greg on: Newsletter deadlines 2021 (01777) 700 918 or 18th January (Spring issue) [email protected] 26th April (Summer issue)

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